Any trikes that work with twins out and about?

imo, those trikes are a real PITA - they don't go over pavement bumps well, they are very juddery, nowhere ot hang the change bag, so you end up carrying it everywhere - also nowhere to bung shopping/lunch if a day out etc, so yuo end up carrying it everywhere...

dc can't quite pedal, so get feet stuck occasionally, slip off a bit sideways and you need to keep popping them back straight etc

Keep with the buggy until they're ready for scooters. We had the little trikes but they were useless out and about. They had scooters for the Christmas after their 2nd birthday and it was revolutionary.

I feel your pain it is a difficult stage. We had trikes but omly used them out and about when my husband was there too - I REALLY don't think that it would be managable with two - apart from anything else they hop on and off them all the time. I trained my two to walk next to the buggy (holding on one at each side iyswim). They learned pretty quickly that any nonsense (running away etc) led to immediate return to the buggy! I found this worked quite well as they often chose to walk on the way to the park etc and then be in the buggy on the way home.

You could try a bibi buggy bike. It's like a buggy board, but like a bike. You could attach it to the buggy and the kids could take turns (I know, I know, I'm in cloud cuckoo land thinking twins will take turns but you never know). I've never tried one, but it looks fun!

GG - it's the (not)taking turns thing that is making things so difficult.

Lottie, if you only have one demanding to be out at a time you have it sussed as far as I am concerned. I either release both (off in different directions while I still need a hand for the buggy), or neither. Thankfully they are pretty good at sitting in the buggy, though I think a few months ago was a bit harder. They seem to understand now that the buggy takes them good places.

Evil Twins - can we talk scooters? How old were they exactly? Mine will be 2.7 at Christmas. They seem a way off understanding steering (though last week pedals were a confusion, today they learnt to propel with them, 7 months is a long time). How much damage is necessary before they realise hills make them fall off at speed?

rattling - they were 2.5 at Christmas (July birthday). We got micro mini scooters, which seem very easy to steer and propel. They took to them straight away. They'll be 5 next month and the scooters still get taken everywhere with them. We have a set of ID twin friends whose birthday is a month or so later, and they had their scooters at the same time. Their baby sis was born in the Feb, and the twins used to scoot alongside the buggy - I was always very impressed with that...

I would say 2.7 is a good age for it. I think it's easier for them to steer scooters than trikes as they can use their feet as well, iyswim.

Well I don't know what will happen when they start walking, but they really love it at the moment, must point out it does have seat belts! Can also fit our elderly Westie in it when she's had enough of walking I agree with 5Go, I'm sure it's the novelty of not being in the buggy they like but also they like being able to see all around them and each other.

If you can afford it (ours was £110 second hand so still pretty pricey) then I'd say go for it, they are a lot of fun and should last for years. We've only had it a few weeks but have had lots of admiring comments already.

After a long walk you feel like you've done 50 sit ups so double bonus!

We only use ours for fun stuff like the park or walks, not for dragging round the shops etc. For us it's just something different, so they can enjoy being out and about with out always being in the buggy.

I usually take a v small bag of couple of nappies and wipes only and put it on the floor in between them and hope they don't open it and start chucking stuff out Did yours come with a little shopping basket type thing that attaches to the end?

Don't worry about groceries or sun (think vitamin D!), get out there and enjoy the wagon!